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Special Covretpocdcnce of Savannah"*"Republ
From the Army of Tenues- ee.
_r - ATLANTA, July 22, nigl
^~A great bailie has been fought and s]
.-. ci succesces achieved. But the end 'is
yet, and for prudential reasons I do not
give you all the details. Yesterday our ]
were withdrawn*to the entrenchments arr.
the. city. The enemy advanced, and pl
ing their guns, "commenced t? throw s
among the women and children. Gen. H
~with that energy which is his eharacteri
matured his plans at once. Atlanta we
be defended at every hazard and any c
Evacuated by its citizens;-a mere shell o
former self-there was nothingiu it as a m
locality which required a sacrifice of life;
the morale of the army had to be preset
^ and, the ceuntry relieved of the monster p
sure bearing so heavily upon its Gate C
To strike Sherman in front would have b
. impolitic and disastrous. Gen. Hood, tin
fore, determined to beat him athisovfega
that is, to flank his liues. To this end
issued orders after nightfall for alarde*
move from bis position on the centre, :
with Wheeler's cavalry proceed to the e
my's right, march quickly nnd deal. trem
dou3 blows. His instructions were to sti
about 12 o'clock noon. The .movement \
unavoidable delayed until 2. Meanwhile i
lines had been extended so as to fill all <
works, and skirmishing commenced, inl
spersed with almost incessant vollies of
tiilery. Our batteries were massed in st
manner that those portions of thc fortifi
tiona on which they were placed were i
pregnable. ^
The morning hours passed slowly and s
emnly. Every face bore a look of despond?
cy. Shelia were dropping in tho streets, a
sad groups of women and children, with
temporary supply of provisions, were wei
ing their way to the v. cods. During the nig
straggling ruffians had broken into the stor
robbed them of such of their coutents as tl
wanted, aud scattered the remainder tbrou
the streets. During the morning tL*ae <
^t. . moralizing scen?3 were repeated. Abandon
women broke into the millinery shops, a
. men in the uniform of soldiers gutted a'
pillaged premises from roof to cellar in sear
of whiskey and tabacco. The' Office of t
Southern Express Company underwent tl
process before day, and I enjoyad the mela
choly privilege of seeing boxes papers, ai
everything mentionable thrown, in "'conf
. sion worse confounded,'' on all sides. I dwi
on.the subject with peculiar .dissatisfketiu
becaure of my own losses, which leaVes E
minus of everything, from. toothbrush
blanket, except the clothes in which I stan
While this indiscriminate pillaging was
progresa, wagons, stragglers, citizens loadi
with plunder, were kurryiug out of tow
fully impressed with the ide% that Atlan
was about to be abandoned. Under the
circumstance it u no wonder that the of!
cers of the army were in a measure- dos po:
dent, and regarded the fortunes of the ds
as decidedly unpromising. Not uutil evenir
did thia mood change. Then it was asce
fained that we had atruck the enemy one I
the sevet est blows of the war. Haidee an
Wheeler sweeping silently around the Fedi
ral left, pounded upon their flank, and, pres.
rd so steadily as to bear down all oppositioi
Whole batteries with horses and Equipment
.fell into our possession, fortifications wit
frowning abattis of sharpened pikrs wer
grossed in the teeth ef murderous fire, wail
individual gallantry was conspicuous in th
capture o.f fiaes ?.nd prisouers. Wheeler, wit!
bjs cavalry, co-operating with Haidee, per
?brined dead* of valor that have removet
tFery prejudice which unjustly lias attach?e
to their past career. Charging as infantrj
they drove the enemyJVom one of his line? o
fortifications, captured several hundred pris
oners, burned a considerable amount of camj
equipage, and galled their antagonists at ev
ery step. Contemporaneous with the superl
movement of'JIardee, Cheatham with Hovd'i
- old corps advanced from the entrenchment:
they had previously occupied, drove the Yan
kee skirmishers from their front, and thee
.with a yell commenced one of the greatest
charges of the war. Up bill and down, through
the woods, across the field*, faltering here
and there before the fire of the enemy, but
only for a moment, these brave men of Ten
nessee, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama and
Louisiana, dashed on, and Uke their brave
competitors for the 'honors of the n.'^d ad vane
ing on the right, cvercame every obstacle >U
their path. -Thus for a mile and a half, ner
' haps more, following the federals over theil
works, they met with uninterrupted success.
One~misstep only wrested from us thc com
pleteness of the victory. A brigade is said
to have broken-I wilf no*^ mention names.
Into the gap thus created, a body of the Yan
kees rushed, and seizing a strong position
held it until a portion of our lines wer? com
- pelted to retrace their steps to prevent an at
tack on the flank. In other words, the mis
hap destroyed that perfect chain of commu
nication designed to be established between
Hardee and the corps immediately adjoining.
Since nightfall, however, I learn that this
desideratum has been accomplished.
Stewart's corps on our left was not exempt
from the dangers or the glories of the field,
and although not participating so extensively
in the aggressive movements of the day, had
occasion dering the afternoon to repel thc
vigorous demonstrations of the enemy.
Such in general terms ia the situation to
night. The results of the day have been
more than gratifying. While the battle has
not been so decisive as was contemplated in
Aeplanof the commander-in-chief, it has
itevertbelcss crippled the enemy, humbled
his pride, destroyed his morale, nearly anni
niluted some of bis commands, partially de
stroyed his organization, arid reduced his
numbers, and it is believed to something
like an equality with our own. On the other
hand our men have learned that they hare a
leader on whose judgment they can implicit
ly rely; that breastworks are not so fearful to
encounter atrthey imagined; that their own
strength is yet equal-to every emergency, and
finally, that by* toe blessing of Cod they may
' yet conquer the Federal arra that has so de
fiantly pushed inetn back into tho hear*' of
. the Empire State of the South. The battle
has been a benefit. It has proven an inspi
ration; and if called into the field again to
morrow or the next day, the men of the ar
my will show how more nobly than ever
they are determined to crush the hated ene
my whose presence stains our soil.
?^Inpractical results, few battles of the war
m?p a better showing. Ilurdee captured
Rt IC to 20 guns, and Cheatham 's corps
Ht or ten, besides battlc-ll igs and regimen
BRolorf. In prisoners we emu? have less
RID from 2G?U to :!,U0O, among whom are a
considerable number of Colonels and subor
dinate field officers. They arc still coming
' iu. The Yankees et?Tes&?jiat the flank move
meat of Generals HarderFand Wheeler was a
surprise, and to au entire lack of preparation
in consequence. The idea dees uot appear to
have entered a Yankee head that Gen. Hood
would have thc hardihood to detach a whole
corps iu the fuco of thc overwhelming num
bers by which be was beset, and while the
. enemy was battering cveu at the door, send it
miles around the rear In strike them on the
flank. And t icy compliment our new cpm
mander for hiu-euccess. ft is but ti tithe of
the tribute which Gen. Hood deserves, wheu
I add that for an officer to assume thc com*
St
m
at
' _?
mund of an army tb at bad retreated n<
on t? hundred miles in three days, to t
himself acquainted with every detail, v
the enemy's guns were booming in his
and their lines move .closely investing
own, and within..one week thereafter, j
two important battles-I .repeat that 1
General to do all this is a mark of C^J
judgment, promptness ,?and self-reliance
which the annals of war furnish but few
I allels. I need not tell you that the tid<
enthusiasm now runs in bis favor with a f
that is gathering strength every hour. " Pl
will always win."
--? -?- ?-?
Important Proclamation From Goi
Brown?
MACON, July 21
Gov. Brown to-day ifeied a proclamai
ordering all alions in the State who relus<
volunteer to defend the State tfrnich affo
them protection, to.leave the ?State wit
ten days.
Also, that orders of Confederate officers
tempting to protect from active service fav
ites in civil pursuits, when the State needs
able men to bear arms in front of the encl
cannot be respected by the State officers.
While it is not his, purpose to cripple t
Confederate Government in providing, all I
cessary support lor the array, he will exe'et
the lav.'s of the State and compel all detai
'pert ons attending their ordinary business
aid in repel? i nfpthe enemy.
Ile denies that the Confederate Govei
?ment bas a right to divest-the State of jui
diction 'over the whole militia by musteri
them into service and detailing them to i
main at home engaged in thc common avot
tions of life ; and persons claiming to be ei
ployed by the Confederate Government mi
be exempted, by certificates of the State t
thorities on evidence that they are constant
employed and indispensably necessary.
Secretary of the. Treasury.
Mr. Memmingcr's letter of resignation, a
that of the President accepting it, will
found below. lu the retirement of privu
life to which Mr. Memming'er goes, he w
uot fail to receive the kindest evidences
public esteem. The industry, zeal and fide
ty which have characterized his adatiinistt
tiou have not failed to illustrate the puri
of his life, aud will uot fail to reap their r
ward. ?
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, (
Richmond, June 15, 18C4. )
His Excellency, the President
. SIR:-You have. been aware for sever,
mcnths past of m^'desire to withdraw fro
my present official position, and of tho re
sons which restrained me from so doio
With au earnest purpose to devote to the s?"
vice of my country, during the perils whic
surround her, whatever faculties I may po
Ress, 1 had, nevertheless, perceived that tl
enormous burdens impose'aon the Treasur
by a war on so va*t a scale, aud the difficult
of sustaining them, had given rise to discot
tent and to distrust in the ability "of the oil
cer administering the 'financial departmen
To these elements 'of dissatisfaction wa
added another arising from essential diffei
Cnce in the plans submitted by the hca
of the department and those adoptod -hy Cot
gress.
In this condition of things it would seer
to have been proper" to have resigned ra;
office as soon as Congress had passed it
jud.grueut against the plans which 1 had sub
mined.
Two considerations, however, prevented
The first was a repugnance to any set whicl
could be misconstrued'into au abandonment
of a pt st of duty assigned to me during i
struggle in which I felt that every citizer
owed to his country whatever sacrifice ol
jervice was demanded of him. The financial
plan which was finally adopted by the last
Congrt ss, had been uncertain until the end
jf the session, lt was not matured until the
two houses bad referred the matter to com
tniltees ol' conference, and it became a law
Duly on the last day of the sessiou. The
machinery which was required for its opera
tion was complex and txiens'ivc, and, by the
terms of the law, just fbrtj days were allowed
to carry it iuto complete effect. No new hei_d
of the department, hoover ccropcient,?wouhl
have buen able to .acquire >u??cient knowl
edge of office details in time to have carried
aut tho provisions of the act. Tho public
Hood, therefore, demanded that I should not
[eave my post during this period.
The second consideration which preveuted
was the unwillingness I felt to lt-ave you in
opposition to your desire, while you honored
me with such confidence as you have mani
fested', and while 3-oi'/ whole energies were
gtiil taxed by the great and varied responsi
bilities attendant upon the office ia which
Providence bas placed you.
These considerations now, no longer gov
ern. The first is id an end. The funding
of tho currency bas been nearly completed
and the entire moobi nery required by the
plans of Congress for taxes and finance ia
now in full operation. No publ'e interest
will suffer by my now giving place to a suc
cessor. The second consideration must yield
to the conviction that justice to my.->a!f and
the public require me to insist on our accep
tance of the resignation which I now tender,
in the hope that you will be successful in
choosing a successor wbos?,yiews shall har
monize with those ofCongress, and who may,
on that account, be better able (non? can
be more earnestly desirous) than I have been
to do valuable service to our country.
T confess, sir, that I cannot, without deep
emotion, separate from you aud my collea
gues in ihe Cabinet. Neither can I do so
without bearing my testimony, that never,
in the utmost freedom bf confidential inter
course, have I heard one word or suggestion
indicating aught but a conscientious and dis
interested desire to do what was best for our
country. It had been my hop? that ere our
official connection terminated, our country
would be i?frull fruition of the peace and in
dependence fur which she has paid so costly
a price, andlh^^ou, sir, would have enjoyed
in theagtf Bjfttoer happiness and pros
ficrtVM BflR|}'Oii seek f>" the cease
cssjfl t|Bfc[oted to uer service.
Thfl Hkw be, I shall not
cofl Bjvo my* warm co-opcr
aoH Honduce' to the consu
malB| HfPred.
I LH^SBBH Kp*J, Mr. President, that
while destriugTooe relieved at as eirly a pe
riod as may be practicable, my services re
main freely at your disposal until you shall
have.selected my successor in office.
With heartfelt wishes for your health, hap
Einess and prosperity, I remain, with the
ighest respect and esteem,
Your obedient servant,
(Signed) C. G. MEM MIN GER.
HCL
HICIIMOVD, VA., Juno 21, 1804.
Dn.vR SIR :-I have received your letter of
the loth instant,' stating the grounds on
which you deem that justice to yourself and
to the public requires you to urge my accep
tance of your resignation.
Some months since you expressed a'desire
to retire, for the reason that, in.your belief,
?-the public service woura be promoted-by the
! appointment of a succTscer whoso views of
financial policy accorded better than your
! own with tho legislation then lately adopted.
! I kuew the extreme difficulty of conducting
! the Treasury Department during the pending
I struggle. I was aware that any officer, how
! over competent, must probably fail to escape
'? the anitr.a^jaj&ions of those who are-ready to
a'tribute to inefficient administration the
i embarrassments dna to deficiency of resources
? and the wtfot of legislation fest adapted to
a
the existing circumstances. The experience
acquired br me in the organization and man
agement of the Department could qot be im
mediately replaced, and for these reasons, I
was-satisficd that the general welfare would
be injuriously affectedly your withdrawl at
' that time. You have now at least the. con
'solation to know that your personal wishes
wftre surrendered to .a conviction of public
duty.
lucent events do notwarrant me in refus
ing your renewed request that I should ac
cept your resignation. The regret you express
at the prospect of our official;-separation is
sincerely sheared by me. From your entrance
on the duties; of your office I have observed
and appreciated the cheerful and unremitting
devotion of all your faculties to the public
service, and do not fail to remember that it
tfas at the- sacrifice of private inclinations
that 3 ou continued to fulfill tho arduous dir
ties of your post. The oljer you make ?f
your strvices until your successor can assume
office, ia in the same patriotic spirit and. is.
accepted as thankfully as it is 'generously
tended. At asearly a period as practicable I
will endeavor to comply with your request to
be relieved.
.With my grateful acknowledgments for
your past assistance, and for your very kind
expressions of persona! regard be assured of
the cordial esteem with which I am
Your friend,
{Signed) JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Hon. C G. Memnjinger, Secretary S. S.
Treasury, Richmond, Va.
' -? -?
Thc Georgie Raiding Party,
We gather from the Chronicle db Sentinel,
of Sunday morning, the following in refer
ence to the raiding parties in Georgia :
FROM MACOX it WESTERN ROAD.-It is
stated that the Yankees have cut the Macon
<fc Western" road iu two places at Griffin and
Jonesboro. The amouut of damage done is
not yet ascertained.
Fito.v OP TUE ROAD.-From the accounts
from up the road we galber the following :
"it is stated by gentlemen who were in Cov
ington when the raiders passed through that
the Yankee fierce amounted to two divisions
under Guerrard and Tillinghurst-numbering
about eight thousand in alL They had with
then; four batteries of four guns t-uch, and
two twenty-four pound Parrott guns. Gen.
Stone van was in confmaud.
It is thought by some that the raiders in
tended to make a junction with Rosseau's"
command in' the vicinity of Macon, and
ina rc h ou Anderson ville. As tia officers
made particular enq-iiries in regard to-the
roads and the distances from Macon LOjAjp
dersonville from that place ; also thedisf&nce
to Columbus.
FROM CENTRAL RAILROAD.-From all ac
counts from Central Railroad we collect the
following :
The raiders made their appearance at Gor
don about Lalf-past ?ten Friday night, lt is
supposed they numbered from ?right hundred
to one thousand. Several cars were burned,
also the depot.
After'completing their wsrk ?J* destruction
at Gordon, it is rumored that the Yankees
proceeded down-thc road towards Savaunab,
burning depots and tearing up tho track in
their course, until they came to the Oconee
bridge. This it is reported they also de
stroyed. If the report is correct we have
truly suffered a great loss,, an the bridge and ,
trestle work is over a mile in length.
We'have not heard what route was taken
from this point.
A large number of troops left Macon in
pursuit of the raiders on Friday. Troops we
understand hav? been sent after them from i
other sections.
Wa hope the raiders will be caught' and
prevented from committing further outrages.
Now that so much harm has been done, we
trust some common sense plan will be adopted ,
ind carried out to prevent further damage.
-.?..
fi?t* It is said tu be a fact that some of Mor
gan's men have captured the notvrious tory Col.
Kirk, and that he is in jail at Abingdon, Va.
Some forty nf bis men were killed ia iho skirmish
in which he was captured.
. OBIT ??K Y. . ~:
" Death, rigid lord, hath claimod tho horioc clay,
ff bile joyously the youthful soul hath gone "to
take lu* heritage,"
DiKn,.of Congestion ol' the Lung?, on the 20th
July, 1804, WALTER JASPER WELLS, young- -,
est son of the W. J. WKI.LS und M. ?CCKNIA
WELLS, aged 2 years, J months and 12 days.
Thus again has that widowed mother's wounded
heart been pierced, who Ins within thc last six
teen mouths boen bereit of her Lusband and two
Wily SODS. .
0, death, what art tijou? thc shadow unto every
substance,
In the bower as in the battle, hunting night and
. day, . S. A. L.'
" Tho ber-o boy that dies In blooming years,
In man's regret to live, and woman tours,-^
Mor<? sacred th au in life and lovelier far,
For having perished in the front of war."
KiLLr.n instantly on John's Island, 7th July,
1804, another of Carolina's noblest sous, JOHN
MAYS, ?n the 20th year of i is ugo.
At last bc has fallen,-tho dauntless Soldjor
boy ?-after passing through the fiery ordeal of ?.
three years' cuinpuign, To say ought bf his
young chivalrous life would indeed bo supcr?u
ous,-hi? friend*, hi? comrade* knew him.
Sweet be thy rest JOHNNIE-undisturbed thy
slumbers ! Whispering zephyrs breathe a plain
tive farewell to thy carly departure !
Tho garland of friendship-twined around our
hearts-will wither, never 1 He,kai fallen tri
umpkanttif !
Tho'i weep not! Cease repining,gent?o sisters!
He occupies a Soldier's Grave. May God com
fort you. A FRIEND.
L. YANCEY DORN, son of Capt. JAMES and
Mrs. EMILY DORN, was instantly killed on ibo
battle-field ou the 24th of June last, at tho batllo
of Samaria Church, Va. He was li? years of
ago.
He volunteered in'the service of his country
in 1S01, whiff he was a mere'-boy, under Iii years
of .age, by joming Capt. GARV'S Company,-a
Company prominent in' that noble band of hcroos,
the " Hampton Logion." He bad the honor of,
participating in thc first great battle, fought for
Southern Independence, t?at of Maoassas No. 1 ;
and was ono of the 27 who bravely clung to tho
futilities of their Captuiu through that memora
ble day, pursuing tho riuted enemy -five miles in
the evening, puring the heat et' tho ba-ttle. two
of his wounded comrades vero almost ready to
faint for want of water. YANCHY, touched hy
their Battering, and true to thc generous instincts
of bis nature, went to a spring httween tho con
tending lines, through a storm of leaden rain,
and brought water in triumph to his wounder!
frionds.
At thu siege of Kuoxvillo, while necessarily
ubscut a few minutes from bis Company, tho
enemy drove his comrades from their rifle pits.
On hjs rotarn, ho determined to recover his gun,
which had been left at the pits ; and though cara
nestly persuaded to the contrary, be rushed to
his rifle pit, under a heavy fire from the enemy,"
and brought away his gun and accoutrement?.
?k o Akers and compauions-iu-arms, attest his
coolness and bravery ou the battle field. *
YANCEY joined the Baptist Church at Belhnoy,
in iSi'J ; and from that time till hi/death, though
exposed to thc excitements and.temptations ?noir
dent to youth, ho lived'the life of a christian, and
? " walked worthy of tho vocation wherewith *he
; was called." While in camp he devoted most of
j his leisure time to roading the Bible, and nude it
j his guide aud comforter. .
I The writer of this humble tributo kncw?%ini
I intimately from his infancy, and can testify to tho
j uniform ipiietceSB and gonllcticss of his munnora,
[ and the puriry of bis character. In all tho rola
I lions of life?, whether as pupil at sohool, as a son,
a brother, oruso'ditr, ho'did his wholo'duty,
cheerfully, faithfully.
Among thousands of other noble martyrs, ho
freely sacrificed his life for his country's indo
. pendrnuo ; and may a merciful God, " who tem
pers tho wind to tho shorn lamb," pour consola
I tion into the stricken hearts ol' his -parents and
i friends, A FRIEND.
IT lins been Mud ." that death bea ba err. in o no
coiuuiou in our midst as to strip it ?n u grout
mensure ot' Wi horror und dread, with, which in,
times psst wewero wont to regard it? Instil neos
however, are constantly -being prostntod which
a w?. ken our blunted sensibilities, und, by-exciting
I our --rief and sympathies, pause us to mourn tho
loss of a departed friend, and to minglo our tears
with those connected with the deceased by thc
nearest and dearest of.?human tics. Such au in
stauco is presented in thu -death rn' THOMA.-: M.
GRAFTON, a member of Company I, 2d ?5. C.
Cavalry, who was killed on Jehu's I-Jan-fc^ir au |
engagement * ?th tho enemy oil Thurah:y the
7th day of July, lSti-i, whilst bravely and mun
ni ?ly lighting to drive back the mongrel horde of |
?roes and Yankees from thgtBoil of his nativo
and beloved Carolina.. T
Tho deceased was iw native of Edgefield Di s-"4
trict, and had-entered the 33d year of his ago
when he met bis.untimely end.
lie left surviving him.* bereaved widow, and
three children to mourn bis loss, which, to them
is irreparable. Death is at afl times and under
all circumstances a-sad and mournful event, but
it is trebly so, when, as was the case in the death
of our deceased friend, the victim istmo in thc
prime of life, in the full enjoyment of health,
endowed with those uttrihutes of bead and heart,
! which ennoble man, and who is 'fconud to earth
by the most sacred ties. As ft* friend, bc wi s ar
dent and sincero ; as a patriot-soldier, he was
prompt and energetic in the discharge of every
duty that devolved upon him from the beginning
of tho war to the day of his death; and as a
husband and father he was kind, affectionate and j
deveted. ?
To the disconsolate widow and orphan'chil
dren, wo would say, that, though their loss can
not be repaired ; though they will never more
behold bis beloved form, nor hear his kind and
familiar voico on earth, yet the circumstances
under which be died, battling lo secure to them
tho blessings of civil and religious liberty, and
to defend their home from the invasion of a
Worse tnan-yuudal foe, should mitigate their sor
row and cause them to -look' forward patiently
and hopefully te u happy re-union with him in a
brighter and better world. .
A COMRADE rx Amis.
KILLED, in the fight on John's Island, near
Charleston July 7th, I??4, while battling in do
feuco of bis country, WM. L. BOLTON, in the
38th year of his age.
The deceased was among thoso wjio had b?n
allowed to remain at homo in tho nrst yearsof
thc war td facilitate the farming interost of thc
country, ever standin'; ready to toko the field
against.tho enemy; and when the. time arrived
tor 'lim tu do so, he promptly equipped himself |
and entered the service in March last, in Co. I,
2d, Regt, S. C. Cavalry, thea ia Virginia. Fe
have fallen during this wadmore lamented tba
the deceased. All who knew him will long re
member him. As a neighbor and.-citizen ho wa
liberally-minded, and his baud was eyer- ready to
help, ile was naturally, peaceful and always
watchful fur the pence of the community in whie"
he lived, lie was persevering in business, ever
aiming at sume fixed purpose, to accomplis
which he exercised untiring energy.
For several years ho was a member of Littl
Stevens' Creek Church, and although his occupa
tion called him in different communities, he al
ways held in sacred veneration his position'as a
Christian, nanifesting'a timely and sincere inter
est in tho Redeemer'? cause. ,-He was eminently
soci-il, and was cndcwed.inTa large degreo with
those noble, qualities that so well fit a man for
society. Ile was a kind and affectionate husband
and father. ' .
Ho leaves a wife and sir-onildren to mourn his
loss, and the vacuum left in the family circle is
8orelyfelt; no strong arm for the wife to lean
upon, or t* protect the children, they remain in
the hands of Him who promises to bo a Husband
to the. widow aud a Father to the fatherless. Be
sides these, he has left an aged father and mother,
brothers and sisters, to grieve his sudden loss_
mn km g the third son this father has given a*
martyrs to his blooding country. A largo circle
of friends and relatives lament Lis. death, but we
mourn not without hope of his soul returning in
pence to Him who gave it.
A FmnxD.
KILLED, on thc 5th instant, in tho trenches
near Petersburg, R. BICKENS VAUGHN, a
member of Co. A, USA S. C, V., in tho eighteetb
year of h ja ago.
Tho youthful soldier, whose-death we now
mournfully recerd, was a native of Edge?eld
District, S. C. Though not ot military ?tc, bis
enthusiasm in the sacred cause' of his ceuntry,
and the noble impulses which firsd Lia soul, mude
him impatient of the tardy possums of time aud
prompted him to take uparais and join his coun
trymen in tho* field. He cheerfully shared the
hardships and perils of his comrades until the
fatal morning.whioh suddenly terminated a career
rich with tko promise of uselulutss. Ho had just
discharged his piece when he r. as struck by a
hall fired by one of the- cueuiy"4 -sharpshoo ers.
He survived only an hour, omi passed from the
living host now doing battle for their country to
that." noble army of martyrs" who have sealed
with their blood their devotion to her hUerefrfci
His fall is not singular. He went up to the altar-4
with a numerous band of bur?es who hayo ottered
thetnstlves vicarious sacrifices for their country
to redeem her from oppression and ruin. Ital
every such death bas its owe .?eparate significance
not only ns it illustrates the personal qualifies
and involves the relations of the iudivitlal who
falls, but as it swells the great argument for con
tinued exertion in tho cause for which such meo
yield their live?, and contributes to it a fresh and
Eu we rfu! presumption of ultimate success. It is,
Qwcvcr, a sad necessity tbut the very attributes
which impart to such a life its usefulness, and to
its extinction in such a causa a sacrificial value,
render its loes ono of the '"ost heartrending ca
lamines that can befall surviving kindred and
friends. Th's is true of the youthful soldier
upon whose grave wo lay this humble chaplet of
eyprosi. Hjs braycj affectionate, genial disposi
tion endeared him to his compauiona-in-aims,
who now unuffcdly deploro hts loss; but tho
shadow most deeply rests oe: tho hearthstone
over which a second time a widowed mother bends
in disconsolate sorrow for a sou slain by tho hand
of violfpce. Bren this grief, bo never, is not un
assuaged by the rcjlectiou that life could not be
yielded in a causo pion- sacred, nor anniiugled
with the eustaininghopes of the Gospel of Christ.
Thc youthful patriot who cloaca his li1* in thc
discharge of duty to his country, did not dio ?h
the noglcet of those obligations which a-e pecu
liarly religious, nis sober reflections ha-t been
j-?rq*i to thf subject and .his resolution taken to
devote himself to tho service of bis God and
Saviour. Aud now that ho sleeps in death, reli
gion aud patriottabfc combino to hallow the turf
which rests aboyeais bend. His ?un went down
while yet it was morning," but we may not say
that bia fall was premature, for .y
" Death cannot como
To him untimely, who is fit to die."
' DIED, on tho 19 tb June, 1S64, in the Hospital
at Atlanta, Georgia, of Measeis, ANDERSON
CREED, aged 21 yoars and one mouth.
Thc subject of this u'otico was born-and raised
In Edgefield District, S. C., and joined Capt.
Waites' Company; at Charleston, S. C., iu 1863,
and went from there to Mississippi, and thenco
to Gen. Johnston's Army iu Tennessee,-always
at his post and prompt in the dischargo of every
duty.
Ut joinod th.? Baptist Church of Christ at Mt.
Pleasant in ISA, where he lived a conmtent
member uhti' his deaths? He leaves irdoting wife
and ona child, a mother, sister and brothers to
mourn their loss; but tboy mourn not as those
who Have no hopo, as ho died in tho full triumphs
of faith. Would to God that all tho mon of the
couutry would emulate his cxaniplo both in piety
and patriotitm. ' J- A. L.
State of South Carolina.
EDGEFIELD DISTRICT.
IN ORDINARY.
BY W. F. DUR1S0E, Esq., Ordinary of Edge,
fhdd District.
Whorcns, L. L. Hall, has nppliod to me
for Letters of Administration, on all and singu
lar tho goods and chattels, rights and credits of
Lewis Bartco, lato of the District aforesaid,
dee'd. ' "" . ,, -,_. . ,,
These aro, therefore, to cito and admonish all
and singular, the kindred and croditors of tho
said deceased, t? bc and Rppeur before mc, at our
next Ordinary's Court for tho said District, to bo
holden at Edgofiold C. H., on tho 8th day of
August next, to show causo, if any, why the said
administration should not be granted.
Givon under my hand and seal, this 25th day
of July in tho year of our Lord on? thousand
eight hundred and Sixty-four, and in tho eighty
ninth vcar of tho Independence of South Caro
nunn yea i -/p. DURIS0E( O.E.D.
Jnly-27 21 3V
c
Rags Wanted.
LEAN COTTON AND LINEN RAGS can be
sold for oasb at the AdvertUtr office.
?fpartanburg Fer?ale
College.
THE next Session will open on Monday, Au-?.
Sta, ?md ; lose Dec 15th, lSti4. , -
Hoard;'lights excepted, per Session, $300,00
Tuition, uno of Book* and Con. Jee, 50.00
Munie and usc ol' Piano, 50,00
Pupils uro requested to furnish a drinking cup.
Applications for the next Session, to bo nn?.
cesaful, must be made carly as more than half-.cf
tho.places are already cngng.id.
?3?" Thc Presider, will Teavo the Congaroo
youse, Columbia, on Fi ?day, Aug. 5th, und will
lakojma'rgc of pupils for the College.
Address ' * . WM. K. BLAKE,
Spartanborg, 6. C.
k; . M?l Notice. ~
PERSONS iufending tohavo Wheat ground at
u:y Mill will please lT?vo their names regis
tered, and days, will bo assigned them at the time
of registering their names.
I wish every one to state about the number of
bushels ho intends to scud.
Have your Wheat well cleaned and" dry-my
mill is not a threshing or fuuniiig machine.
* Turns for soldiers' families and horse turns,
not exceeding 3 bushels, hare preference.
Persons whose names arc rogisrered must be
punctual or they will lose their places.
B. T. M IMS.
July 20 . . tf 30
' Tobacco ! Tobacco !
STULTZ'S 4 A's. and 4 Aces-old and elegant;
HOLLAND'S GOLDEN LEAF ;
JE AV EL OF POTOSI:
0 KO ICONO,-sweet leaf;
And various other Cue brands of Chewing To
bacco. Als?, a good assortment of
SMOKING TOBACCO.
agJ-Kcasonable terms.
J. A. GURLEY.
Hamburg, Jnly^lO linSO
I
Professional Card.
IOFFER MY PROFEESSIONAL SERVICES
to the people of Edgcfield District.
OtRct formerly occupied by Moragno and my
self. IL W. ADDISON,
- . Attorney at Law.
July 5 _tf_28
Barter !
WILL BARTER YARNS FOR FLOUR
froMi one barrel up.
: SAM. E. POWERS.
Hamburg, July 5 tf 28
WM. K?TCHAM,
GENERAL AGENT,
No. ?59 BROAD STREET,
AUGUSTA; GA.,
TJTE7TLL gire personal Mention .tn RECEIV
TT INO! FORWARDING AND STOKING.
Also, will buy and sell on Commission, TO
BACCO, Country Produce, Blockade Giods, and
ill sorts of Merchandise. . *'
Orders and Consignment* solicited.
I1V STORE,
C0FFE"!, SUGAR. SYRUP, SALT, SODA,
Starch,, Soup, Rice, Candles, Whito Lead, Win
low Glirss, Whisky, ?birling, Yarn, Nails, Hoes,
ind a large assortment of Chewing and Smoking
Tobacco. All of which will be soldlow foreash,
Br will be exchanged for Bacon, Lard, Flour,
Urain, and all Country Produce.Mr
Augusto, July 12 -w 4t* 23
State of South Carolina.
ADJUTANT t IN^P. GEN'LS OFFICE,
COLOMBIA, July 25, ?S?L
G ENERAR} RD ERS NO. 3.
?TIIE MILITIA of the State, including!
. per.ons who are liable to actual serried' in
times of invasion, will bold themselves in readi
acss for active service on the shortest notice
H. Tho Commoniliug OfiVers of RegimeuU
?.ho have foiled te make returns in pursuance ?I
General Orders No. 7, will proceed to do so im
raadi?tely, and complete the organization of their
respective commands as therein directed.
III. Volunteer Companies of Mounted Men or
jf Infantry, orgalriiied in pursuance of Ord?rr
aevetoforo issued from this Office, will be accepted
iud armed.
IV. The Cerawanding Officers of Regimont?,
[the ranking officer of the litis where there aro no
Beld officers,) are charged with thc prompt exten
tion of this order to their respective commands
without, further notice.
BY order ot' the Governor :
A. C. GARLINGT?N,
Adjt. and Insp'or Gen. S. C.
Aug. g 31 32
?jg~ Papers of the Sin tc publish tiree times.
A Proclamation, .
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
COLOMBIA, S. C., July 21, ISM.
By ki* Ercclh-Mcij M. !.. BONHAM, Governor
and Cowmmid'.i--i?-Clii>j in and over thc Stutc
of South Carol inn.
WHEREAS information hus bcon received at
this Department that an atrocious mur
dor was committed on tho 11th instant upon thc
body of ELIAS GRANTHAM, a Depnry Sheriff
of Marion District, whilst in the disehurce of his
duties as such D putv: and that NICHOLAS W.
CADDY, CHARLES TART, and DAVID REAS
LEY, a free person of color, rand charged with
said murder, and that said persons have fled from
justice :
Now, know ye, that to the end justice may bo
done.jind that said G ADDY, TAKT and BEAS
LEY may be brought to legal trial for their of
fonce, ns aforesaid,"I do hetebyoffer a reward of
7'ioo Tkou*n?d Dollarn for the apprehension and
delivery of tho three offendirig'partics in any jail
in this State, or One Thousand De-tlar: for NICH
OLAS W, GABBY', tho principal offender, 4Pd
five hundred dollar* each for tho others. W?qn
last heard fpun they wore ?il B?rry District, near
Gftllivant's Ferry. ' *
' Gaddy was boru in Marion District, is about 35
years of agc, 5 feot 10 or ll inches high, grey
eyes, auburn hair, rather sallow complexion, stoops
a little in tho shoulders', usually wears his bair long
-by occupation a farmer and millwright.
Tart, born in sumo District, is a ynutbfcof about
1G years of agc, well grown, rather fair complex
ion, dark hair, eyes believed to be blue. -
Beasley, born in Richmond county, N. C., bright
mulatto, thick set, weight from 160 to ISO pounds,
from 45 to 50 years of ago, 5-feot ll or 12 indies
higb*4ciiiky huir, and of a reddish, sun-burnt ap
pearance-by occupation a carpontor-hos lived
abont Fayetteville and Lumbcrton. N. C.
Given under my h an d'ami th-; seal of tho State,
r i at Columbia, this 21st day of July, Anno
Lfc S'J Domiui, 186i. M. L. BONHAM.
WM R. HuitjT, Socretary of State.
^2?T All papors in the State copy three times
.and forward bill to'Exceutive office.
July 27 ?_3t_-_31.
Soldiers' Claims.
WE have on band a few quires of Blanks for
obtaining deceased Soldieri-' Claims ntrainst
the Uovcrouicnt. ADVERTISER OFFICE.
July 20 . tf 30
Wanted,
FROM One Hundrod to Ono Thousand Bu- | ?
shela CORN, delivered in Hamburg, for .?
which a liberal prico wtll be paid.
S. E. BOWERS, Agt. ?A
Hamburg, July 20 tf 30 H
9?S?SSS?SB?S??SBB??S?S?rW?
Candidate? j?'r IliClUgislihir*.
CATT. H. W. ADDISON,
S. li. GRIFFIN,
MAJ. JOHN E. BACON,
Dn. A. W. YOUNGBLOOD.
Vf. W. ADA?JS, Esq.
F. A. TOWNSEND, ESQ.
Du. ll. R. COOK,
OB?. R. O. M.- DUNOVANT,
MAJ. A. J. HAMMOND,
COL^JOHN UUIET^
CAPT. LEWIS JONES,
DR. W. D. JESNIN?S,
Rrv. A. W. LINDXER,
J. MICKLER, mn.
. OEO. D. TILLMAN, ESQ.
For Tax Collector.-^
J. N. BRISCO, . *'
Vf. H. HOi^LOWArT-^
BEN5>4ii>PER,
STARLING TURNER,
CHARLES CARTER.
BERRY HORNE,
I
ATLANTA^GA., MAY lim l?6t.
TOU are hereby appoiuted Agent lor the col
L looting of Wool -for the use'of C. S. Army
District " I," comprising the Comities of Rich
nnd, Columbiu, Glascock, Talliafeiro, Wiirreo,
?ikes, Liucolu Mid Elbert, ia the State of Oeor
a, and the Districts of EdgelWId, Barnwell,
bbevillf, Oraugebi^g, Laurence and Ncwborry,
>uth Carolina,
Yours lc.,
G. Vf: CUNNINGHAM,
Major A Q. M. "
T-? L. 0 BRtDEwktL,
' M ? j ur ? Q. M.,'Augusta, Ga.
In accordance with the above, I rall upon tl?
tisana, En tba Counties and Di tricia named,
Fell all surplus Wuol to the Government. Tba
ccssity iii great f and as the Soldiers who are
feuding your homes can only be clvthed by
liing ti? your Wool, I trust all patriotic and
yul men will be willing to assist. My Agents
ll traverse the whole District Parties, living
conveuieut diatauces to Augusta, cai, send their
ool to L.M. Sacks will bc returned. Wool will
received at any Rail Ro.id Depot or Station in
? District.
The Government offers the following liberal
ices. :
>r 1 lb. Unwashed good Wool (catii)..?..$7.00
for I lb. Unwashed good Wool, u-< tarda 4-4
linings ; or 3 y. ] Sheetings : or 2 J y. S oz. Oana*
rgs; or 1? lbj. No. 6 Cott-o Yarn; l? lbs. No.
Cotton Yarn ; or 1 lb. No. 10 Cotton Ya:n; er
b. No. li Cotton Yarn.
Permission has been a-ked. and ?rill be granted,
impress all Wool tri the hands of speculators
t thisjis il?Higr,ecable,and;it is hopedtkese prices
ll induce the farmer to sell at once to the G?v
auient, for tko benefit o*Mbe soldiers. -Corres
ndence desired with wool' men in all parts of
s District. "Any person having a detail, sailing
i wool to any other than an Agent of tho S. C,
ll forfeit bis detail.
L.G. BRIDEWELL,
Major 4 Q. M.
Mr. E. J. Y0?NGBLOD. at Edgolieid C. n.,
hereby appointed Ageut for Edgofield. District.
lune 8 tf 24
Notice. "
i PPLICATION will bemado at tb? next ait
L ting of tjje LegislntnTe of "South Qiarolina
increase the rate of Toll at the Sand Bar Ferry
the Savannah River, near tbe city of Augusta.
E. BAVWHATLEY, Proprietor.
May 31 . tf 23
--j_
Vdministratpr's Notice.
LL perkins indebted to the Estate of Wm.
k. Toney, dee'd, will pay.tbe game witbput delay,
i tho.e having claims against said Estate aro
Lified to reudcr them in properly attested, to .
. J. B. Courtney, Agertt for the Administrator,
th with, .as we desire to tloso up the EstatV?e-V
iu as possible
GEO. J. TONEY, Ad'or,
!?ov.25 ly* if
Burial Oases!
keep cunstpiitly on band antill ^tock nf Walnut
and Mahoguuy COFFINS, w.hioh, fi-om and
er this dat?, wjll be ?dd for CASH, and at
cos as reasonable as the times will admit of.
rhe use of the-HEARSE will be charged for
purding to the same ratio.
JOHN M. WITT.
Ed?efield, S. C., Oct 19, 18o*? tf 42
Estate Notice,
LL persons in anywise indebted io ;hc Katata
L of E. M. Penn, doe'd., are earnestly request^
to coir,? '.',.,?. ./ard and settle up without^delay.
cse having claims against, said Estate will rtu.
c them in, properly attested, at an early date.
G. L. PENN, AdmV,
Aug 4_tf__31
Estato Notice,
|SRSONS having claims against tho Est?te of
Dr. E. Bland,' dee'd., are requested to pre
it the same forthwith to Mr. Jame;. M. HarrU
j, who is my authorized Agent in ?sttling up
3 busiuess of the Estate.
R. E. BLAND, A<ia:?t
Nov 4 tf 44
?-- ? .-j
Notice
3 hereby given that application will be -made
to the Legislature of this State at its ceil
ssion fur a cb sr "er ot the Bath Mills Company
Ed-eticld District.
July 13_3m ._2j>
Wheat Wanted
FOR SOIJ>IEKS FAMILIES.
1??E subscriber ?isbes to purrhase-about TWO
. or THREE HUNDRED U?SHELS WHEAT
? the soldier's families in the vicinity of the
Hage. As the wheat crup is abundant and
inted solely for the ahoy? purpose, it is hoped
at tbe farmers ?rill dispose *t if at reasonable
ices. W. F. DURISOE.
June 28 _tf 27
i Fine Lot of Dry Salt
F?ll SALK OR CARTER*
HAVE on bimi a lot ef superior SALT which
Twill Barter forCom, Wheat, Flour, Bacon,
ittcr. Eggs? Chickens, Ac., at th? market price,
will soil- for Cash at or below the Angosta
ices. ? JOHN COLGAN.
June 21 tf .2?
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Navy Agent's Office,
AUGUSTA, GA., May 24, 1.364.
JTR. SAMUEL E. BOWERS, Hamburg, Ts
UL my Authorized Agent in Edgctield District,
r purchasing supplies for Navj^epartmen,*,
W. F. HOWELLTTfcvy Agent.
May 31 _^ 2t 23
N?tice.
,AM-prepared to BARTERCH0ME3P?N and%
O'SNABURGS for FLOUR, BACON and
'HEAT. S. E. BjOVERS,
Nivy^rgout for Edgeuhldidetrict.
HathWg, 30-' ' if * * 23
Strayed or Stolen.
)i or abaut rho 23th of June 1864,-ene DARK
BAY M?RE, abont l l years old, sprung la
otk fore logs, ?. won under left fore shoulder,
ny infornfMlon empetrning- a ?ld Mare, will be
mukfully received nnd liberally .rewarded. Ad
roBS meut Hamburg, P. 0., S. C.
WM. R. KENEDAY.
July .20_ 3t_3tl__
Visiting Car<Js !
OR sale at th-, .lii?rrt!mrr Odie-, -La.iies and
GentlemeaVa VISITING CARDS, .
July 20. tf HO
? --* '
3x>od Sugar for B&eoh !
r .WILL BARTER good brown SUGAR for
[ BACON-1 poaud of Sugar for .} pmmds of
icon. -A. A.-GLOVER.
July a tf 23